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Local politics and civic news.
A short meeting on Sept. 8 carried more than meets the eye. The council amended this year's budget, appointed six people to a new impact fee committee, and set its tax rate meetings for Sept. 15 and 16.
The county's impact statement puts the increase at $25.39 on a median homestead. One resident wrote a letter to the court in opposition, but nobody spoke at the meeting.
Seven years after SJRA showed Dock Line readers the computer network behind local water, real attacks on utilities explain why Texas launched Project Watershed 250 — a new statewide cybersecurity effort aimed at the systems that keep water moving.
Public comment from residents fueled much of the night's meeting. Board-approved tax rate, higher than the no-new-revenue rate. And future discussions over "The Woodlands Independence Day" after the anti-annexation agreement with Houston.
Montgomery County Commissioner's Court twice weighed how far its authority reaches into other elected offices.
Montgomery County, Texas — Houston investigator Wayne Dolcefino released a video this morning putting a spotlight on a Montgomery County lawsuit that's been working its way toward trial for more than a year, one filed by Pct. 4 Commissioner Matt Gray himself
Months of physical damage have been followed by a second blow: shrinking access to the fuel, parts, money and machinery needed to repair what was lost.
Conroe still has no data center, but companies have shown interest and the city has approved rules before the first project arrives. Applicants must provide 37 categories of information covering power, water, traffic, noise, emergency response and financial responsibility — the city requiring a future developer to show its work before residents inherit the bill.
A federal construction solicitation lists Huntsville among “Mega Hub” sites. The document does not say what would be built here. The mayor and county judge say ICE has not called.
The city secretary who accused the former mayor of assault has resigned. Criminal charges and three federal lawsuits remain. An ethics committee is supposed to write rules the council did not have when it needed them.
City Council approved a new ordinance for facilities of 75 megawatts or more. No project has filed yet. The city is trying to get ahead of water, power, noise and who pays if one does.
The Magnolia City Council met Tuesday, August 11th, for a meeting that touched on development, changes inside City Hall, appointments to the city's economic development boards and the future of Magnolia's Flock camera system.